Top 10 Best Sans-Serif Web Fonts

If you’re a web designer, you know that you have millions of web fonts to choose from. It doesn’t help that a lot of people are contributing to this number on a daily basis. So how on earth are you supposed to choose the best one for your project?

Designed by Steve Matteson, Open Sans comes in 10 different styles ranging from light to extra bold. You will be able to observe how simple, clean and professional this font looks. Don’t be deceived by this mellow exterior– there’s something very exciting about something very simple. Open Sans looks great in both small and larger sizes.

You might be familiar with this font because it belongs to the official font family used by the Andriod operating system. Designed by Christian Robertson, Roboto comes in 12 styles in weights that range from thin to ultra-bold. This font looks very modern and essentially combines the best parts in the classic fonts like Arial, Univers and Helvetica.

Lato comes with 10 styles that goes from thin all the way to ultra-bold. Created by Lukasz Dziedzic, the letters in Lato have this unique curve that you won’t be able to see unless you zoom it to a larger size. This is not to say that Lato doesn’t look good in smaller font sizes– it will just look so much more interesting if you use it on a bigger scale.

PT Sans was designed by ParaType and comes in a shy number of 4 styles, normal and bold italic versions of each. If you think that 4 styles are just not enough, for some people it seems perfectly fine. PT Sans has something unique to offer you like the funky capital Q’s tail and many more.

If you’re looking for the ultimate corporate-style sans-serif web font, you’ve finally found it right here. Designed by Paul D. Hunt, Source Sans Pro comes in a whopping 12 distinct style with weights that vary from extra-light all the way to ultra-bold. This web-font will ensure the look of professionalism in your project.

Exo, as designed by Natanael Gama, is a modern geometric fnot family. It comes with 18 styles– a lot of options to choose from if you just can’t find the right weight. One minor setback with this font is its readability when the size is small.

As the title may suggest, Exo 2 is essentially the updated version of the earlier Exo font. This one is definitely an improved version because it’s more legible in smaller sizes. The fine intricacies that are found in Exo have been removed to increase its legibility.

Ubuntu was designed by Dalton for the initial purpose of using it on the Ubuntu operating system. This font face is known for being very rounded and quirky. It comes with 8 styles and weights that range from light to bold.

Andrey V. Panov is the designer of this web font that includes only the normal, bold and italic version of each weight. If you are looking for a professional typeface that’s less serious, Istok Web is the recommended font for you. Legibility is well-maintained whether in small or large sizes.

Nobile comes in 4 styles and only 2 weights. Don’t let these small numbers fool you– this is a spectacular web font to say the least. Designed by Vernon Adams, you will have no regrets in choosing Nobile.

Weren’t all of them great web fonts? We have definitely narrowed the web fonts to these 10 great ones and we hope that you have narrowed your list to a hefty 5 or perhaps 1. Enjoy creating your next project with one or more of the web fonts included in this article!